The Principles of Practical Perspective, or Scenographic Projection: Containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces, and Taking Views from Nature. Rules for Shadowing . Elements of Painting

Brown, Richard

Editore: Printed for Samuel Leigh, R. Ackermann, J. Harding, J. Taylor 1815, London, 1815

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Colour aquatint frontis, title, xviii, 96 pp + 50 plain aquatint plates. Not in Abbey. Brown called himself "architect and professor of perspective" dedicated his book to Soane, and seems to have been a friend of Soane's draughtsman Gandy. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1804-1828, showing a design for Regent's park in 1812 and military buildings for the Gold Coast in 1818. Re-spined in brown calf with decorative panels with red morrocco title panel. Slight transference to the verso of some of the plates, but the pages are generally clean. edges a little wavy, and boards very rubbed. 4to.

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• Titolo: The Principles of Practical Perspective, or Scenographic Projection: Containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces, and Taking Views from Nature. Rules for Shadowing . Elements of Painting
• Editore: Printed for Samuel Leigh, R. Ackermann, J. Harding, J. Taylor 1815, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1815
• Rilegatura: Half Calf
• Edizione: First Edition.
• Condizione: Very Good
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